Numerical modelling of shot peening process and corresponding products: Residual stress, surface roughness and cold work prediction

An investigation of the effects of controlled shot peening (CSP) process parameters on the treated material is presented. For this purpose, a three dimensional numerical model is developed, comprising the target plate and a number of shot impacts; their number is defined as the minimum required for a realistic simulation and minimum computational cost. The numerical model is verified by comparing the predicted residual stress (RS) fields to experimental. A parametric study of the shot velocity and impinging angle on the CSP products is performed for 4 shot types, i.e. S110, S230, S330 and S550. The main advantages of the present numerical model are: a) the relatively high number of shots introduced in the simulation compared to other publications that use only one shot, b) the number of shots dependency on the desired coverage, c) the thorough selection of numerical parameters, d) the high-strain rate material behaviour used for the target plate, e) the capability to calculate CSP effects on the target plate as function of coverage, f) the computed data which include RS field, surface roughness, cold work and geometrical stress concentration factor (Kt) and finally g) the computed results which are validated by experimental measurements. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.